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Cap'n wrote:As the OP, I don't know if I learned anything new, but I do thank folks for trying to help.

My concern was whether I had any additional legal obligations beyond locking my car (with EDC gun) when having to enter a 30.06 area, e.g., hospital, post office, polling station, etc. The 30.06 places we can't avoid. Don't think I've ever taken my discretionary $ to a business posted as 30.06.

My proposed workaround -- lacking any other options in a small car -- was to clear the pistol, leave the pistol concealed in the locked car (but not in a locked box ... no room for a concealed lock box), and carry the mag & ammo with me. The last step was in the unlikely event my pistol was stolen, the empty pistol couldn't immediately be used to harm anyone.

bizarrenormality wrote:

K.Mooneyham wrote:To the best of my knowledge, there is absolutely nothing to stop you from carrying around a loaded magazine in your pocket, 30.06 or not. A loaded magazine is not a concealed handgun any more than a spark plug is a car engine, both are just parts.

Sure, but an unloaded handgun is still a handgun subject to Texas laws regarding carry and possession. The only thing I can see an unloaded gun avoiding is the safe storage requirements around kids, and any employer that would fire you for having a gun could do the same for having ammunition.